title: Did some 18th and 19th century treatments for mental disorders act on the brain?
mesh_terms: D001815:Bloodletting / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002400:Cathartics / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008628:Mercury / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002400:Cathartics; D014667:Vasopressins; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D008628:Mercury